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"Fighting for Fun", known as "Duels with Smiles" in the Japanese version, is the forty-ninth episode of the Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V anime. It first aired in Japan on March 29, 2015 and in Australia on January 24, 2016. It became available with official subtitles via Crunchyroll on December 13, 2016

Shay continues to fight against the Obelisk Force despite his injuries, assisted by Sylvio and Gong who suddenly entered into the Duel. At the same time, Yuya Duels against Sora but was responded with ridicule. Despite eventually being able to convey his thoughts to Sora and make him change his mind slightly, however...

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Rileychants, "Solemn tyrant of the earth! I offer you the power residing in my eye! Xyz Summon! Appear now! Ultimate armament that repels all! Rank 6! C/C/C Rock Armor of Battle!" As the Xyz Monster appears with a single Overlay Unit, Tate muses that it’s here, though he still has his trump card. Riley activates the effect of "Rock Armor", detaching an Overlay Unit to increase the ATK of "Rock Armor" by half the total DEF of all face-up EARTH monsters. Both "Rock Armor" and Tate's "Performachine Gadget Giant" have 2000 DEF, which is added to the ATK of "Rock Armor" for a total of 4500. Riley declares his Battle Phase, attacking "Gadget Giant" with "Rock Armor". Tate replies that he won't let Riley, explaining that the effect of "Gadget Giant" will destroy his opponent's Special Summoned monster without damage calculation. "Gadget Giant" beams a kaleidoscopic surge of light from its shoulder pauldron at " Rock Armor" , and Nico Smiley declares that this is Tate's answer; Riley is in a pinch. Riley reveals that the effect of "Rock Armor" negates the effects of the monsters that it battles, and "Rock Armor" swallows the light before slinging the rocks surrounding it at "Gadget Giant", destroying it and reducing Tate's LP from 1900 to zero. Nico praises the comeback of their winner, the miracle rookie Riley of LID, who has won his way through the tournament with Fusion, Synchro and Xyz Summoning to win the Youth Tournament. Tate congratulates Riley, comparing him to Declan Akaba in his use of Summoning methods. Riley is taken aback, but she thanks Tate with a shy smile.

The Obelisk Force instead activates a Trap Card, "Ancient Gear Reverse Fusion", which when an "Ancient Gear" monster leaves the field, allows him to Fusion Summon a Fusion Monster that lists the monster that left the field as a Fusion Material. He chants "Appear and come forth! Level 9! Ultimate Ancient Gear Hunting Hound!" The effect of "Ultimate Hunting Hound" then activates since it was Fusion Summoned, halving the LP of the Obelisk Force's opponents. Sylvio can only ask what the heck is up with that as yellow energy rains down on his side of the field, reducing Moon to 250 LP, Celina to 1200 LP, Silvio to 1000, and Shay's previously untouched LP to 2000. Sylvio curses, and Shay snaps at him to stay out of this, but he falters and grunts in pain again while clutching his ribs. Gong steps in between them, suggesting that Shay should take his own advice. He declares his turn and draws, immediately taking the intrusion penalty of 2000 LP, which reduces him to 2000 LP as he grunts.

Sora and Yuya face off in the underground cavern. Sora goes first, activating the Continuous Spell Card "Toy Vendor". Once per turn, he can send a card from his hand to the Graveyard and draw one card. He discards "Fluffal Wings" and a coin appears in the air and slots into "Toy Vendor". Sora prepares to draw, explaining that if he draws a Level 4 or lower monster, he can Special Summon it, but anything else is sent to the Graveyard. He draws the Level 3 "Fluffal Bear", and thus he Special Summons it, "Fluffal Bear". "Toy Vendor" cranks its arm and dispenses a ball that opens to release "Fluffal Bear". Then, Sora activates the Spell Card, "Polymerization" to Fusion Summon "Frightfur Bear". Setting a card, Sora ends his turn, telling Yuya to face him, and that Sora will make Yuya realize Sora's true power.

Vowing to bring back Sora's smile, Yuya draws "Timegazer Magician". He uses the Scale 1 "Stargazer Magician" and the Scale 8 "Timegazer Magician" to Set the Pendulum Scale, allowing him to simultaneously Summon monsters from Levels 2 to 7. Yuya chants, "Swing, pendulum of the soul! Draw an arc of light across the aether! Pendulum Summon! Appear now, with your wondrous and beautiful dichromatic eyes, Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" He tells Sora to remember how they felt when they first Dueled. Sora replies that he was just playing around the first time, but he won’t be so soft now. Yuya retorts that Sora's smile back then was genuine, and he declares his Battle Phase, attacking "Frightfur Bear" with "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon". Sora flips over to a rock and snags an Action Card, "Flame Chain", decreasing the ATK of one monster by 400. Yuya responds with the Pendulum Effect of "Stargazer Magician", negating the activation of a Spell Card once per turn while a Pendulum Monster is battling and re-Setting it. "Stargazer Magician" sends out light waves with "Halting Horoscope", re-Setting "Flame Chain". Sora grits his teeth and runs for another Action Card, but Yuya crosses overhead and activates his own "Flame Surge", increasing the ATK of a monster by 400 for the rest of the turn. "Odd-Eyes" glows orange as it increases to 2900 ATK. Returning to his original standing spot, Sora activates his Set "De-Fusion", returning "Frightfur Bear" to the Extra Deck and Special Summoning its Fusion Materials, "Fluffal Bear" and "Edge Imp Sabres" in Defense Position. Landing in a crouch, Yuya orders "Odd-Eyes" to attack "Edge Imp Sabres", and "Odd-Eyes" disintegrates the Fiend with one swipe of its tail. Yuya explains that when a monster that has been targeted by "Flame Surge" destroys a monster in battle, it inflicts the DEF of that monster as damage. Fire rains from the card, reducing Sora to 3200 LP. Yuya ends his turn, the effect of "Flame Surge" ending. Yuya states that back when they last Dueled, they became friends like this, didn't they? Sora scoffs at the idea of making friends through Dueling, calling it soft.

Gong looks at the "Pendulumstatue Red Fiend" and "Pendulumstatue Black Sun" in his hand, before addressing Celina as Zuzu, claiming that he'll find a way out of this with the cards that she left him. He uses the Scale 1 "Red Fiend" and the Scale 12 "Black Sun" to Set the Pendulum Scale, explaining that this will allow him to simultaneously Summon monsters from Level 2 to 11. He Pendulum Summons two "Superheavy Samurai Thief" in addition to "Superheavy Samurai Transporter". Then, Gong activates the effect of one of his "Thief", Tributing it to add a previously activated Spell or Trap Card to his hand. He adds the "Evil Heel" in Sylvio’s Pendulum Zone that is treated as a Spell Card via this effect, "Thief" transforming into a ball of light that removes the monster from its column of light. Sylvio tosses the card to Gong, asking if he’s using the effect wrong; can’t Gong break down the Obelisk Force’s combo with that effect? Gong catches the card, reassuring Sylvio that it's fine. He Tributes the other "Thief", this time adding Sylvio’s "Funky Comedian" to his hand. Finally, by Tributing "Transporter", he can add "Evil Heel" and "Funky Comedian" to Shay’s hand. "Transporter" tosses the cards to Shay with its staff, and Shay asks why Gong is giving him Pendulum Cards. Gong explains that Shay is finishing this, and he ends his turn, leaving Shay to ponder his current situation.

Sora claims that Dueling is a fight; in the end, it's win or get beaten. Yuya asks if Sora is saying that they aren't friends anymore, and Sora replies that they aren't; he has something more important to him than friendship.

Shay declares his turn and draws ferociously. He pants as he remembers Celina defending him from Sora, Moon protecting them with "Barrier Ninjitsu Art of Gathering Shadows", Sylvio taking the intrusion penalty, and Gong telling Shay that he was finishing the Duel. He calls it ridiculous, but nevertheless, he uses the Scale 1 "Evil Heel" and the Scale 8 "Funky Comedian" to Set the Pendulum Scale, allowing him to simultaneously Summon monsters from Levels 2 to 7. Sylvio and Gong watch in anticipation as Shay declares, "Pendulum Summon! Flock to me! Raidraptor - Wild Vulture!" He's Pendulum Summoned three "Wild Vultures" and immediately overlays the Level 6 "Wild Vultures". He chants, "Proud falcon, spread your wings dyed in the blood of heroes. Advance along the path of revolution! Xyz Summon! Appear now! Rank 6! Raidraptor - Revolution Falcon!" Shay activates the effect of "Revolution Falcon", detaching an Overlay Unit to allow "Revolution Falcon" to attack all monsters his opponent controls once each. The green-jeweled Obelisk Force sneers that even if Shay can attack them all, their combo will send him packing. Shay explains that when "Revolution Falcon" battles a Special Summoned monster, the ATK and DEF of that monster become zero. He declares battle, and "Revolution Falcon" blasts flames from the exhaust pipes on its wings, reducing the stats of the Obelisk Force's monsters to zero. He tells "Revolution Falcon" as it spirals into the air to carry on the will of the fallen, and eradicate all of their enemies. "Revolution Falcon" attacks with "Revolutionary Air Raid", opening its bay doors and dropping its bomb payload, destroying the Obelisk Force’s monsters and blasting them backwards screaming as their LP falls to zero. Sylvio begins cheering, asking how the Obelisk Force like that, and as Gong nods at Shay, Sylvio yells, "Oh yes!" in English.

Sora tells Yuya that he will make Yuya realize that winning is more important than friendship. He declares his turn and draws another "Fluffal Wings". Sora activates the effect of his "Toy Vendor", discarding "Fluffal Wings" to draw a card. If it's a Level 4 or lower monster, he'll be able to Special Summon it. He draws the Level 2 "Fluffal Owl", which is Special Summoned. "Owl" pops out from "Toy Vendor", and Sora explains that when "Owl" is Special Summoned from his hand, he can add "Polymerization" from his Deck to his hand. Next Sora activates the effect of the "Fluffal Wings" in his Graveyard since he controls "Toy Vendor", banishing two copies to draw two cards; and then drawing one more by Tributing "Toy Vendor". Yuya is shocked that Sora drew three cards in one move, and Sora continues his turn, activating the Continuous Spell Card "Edge Nightmare". It allows him to Special Summon an "Edge Imp" monster from his Graveyard once per turn, so he revives "Edge Imp Sabres". Then he activates "Polymerization", fusing "Edge Imp Sabres", "Fluffal Bear" and "Fluffal Owl", chanting, "Claws of the demon! Fangs of the beast! Eyes of the void! Become one in the whirlpool of light and reveal your new form! Fusion Summon! Show yourself, mystical beast of the jungle that shreds everything! Frightfur Tiger!" Yuya yells at Sora to snap out of it; didn't he teach Zuzu to Fusion Summon out of friendship. Sora states that it was unnecessary, since Fusion is much more precious than that; it's the power to make the worlds one. Yuya snaps that making the worlds one through power is wrong. Sora can only protest that it isn't wrong before he activates the effect of "Frightfur Tiger" since it was Fusion Summoned, allowing him to destroy a number of cards equal to the number of its Fusion Materials. With three Fusion Materials, he can destroy three cards. "Tiger" extends its blades, chopping "Odd-Eyes", "Stargazer" and "Timegazer" in two. Sora adds that the ATK of "Tiger" will increase by 300 for each "Frightfur" on the field. "Tiger" glows yellow and laughs madly as it rises to 2200 ATK. Sora declares battle, attacking Yuya directly with "Frightfur Tiger". Yuya turns and flees, but "Tiger" pounces, knocking Yuya backwards and reducing his LP to 1800.

Sora Sets two cards, ending his turn. He asks Yuya if that is a clear enough answer for him. Yuya asks why Sora has changed this much; he used to be so straightforward and light-hearted. Sora replies that this is who he's always been; a Duel Warrior of Duel Academy. To hell with Duel Academy, Yuya snaps. He declares his turn and draws, then Summons "Performapal Skeeter Skimmer". Next, since he's successfully Summoned a "Performapal" monster, he can Special Summon "Performapal Secondonkey" from his hand. He overlays the Level 4 "Skeeter Skimmer" and "Secondonkey", chanting "Xyz Summon! Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon!" Yuya asks if Sora knows what Duel Academy did to the Xyz Dimension. Heartland was a peaceful city overflowing with smiles, and Sora's people trampled over it. Sora callously states that it had to be done, as it's all for making the worlds one. Yuya snaps that Sora and his people don't have that authority. He activates the effect of "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" detaching an Overlay Unit to halve the ATK of a Level 5 or higher monster that his opponent controls and have "Dark Rebellion" gain that lost ATK. "Dark Rebellion's" wings unfold and blast lightning at "Frightfur Tiger", and Yuya tells Sora to remember who he really was.

Sora protests that he keeps telling Yuya that this is the real him, and he activates a Counter Trap Card, "Frightfur March", negating a monster effect that targets a "Frightfur" Fusion Monster. Then, he sends a "Frightfur" monster from his Extra Deck to the Graveyard with the same Level as the targeted monsters, so he sends "Frightfur Bear" from his Extra Deck to his Graveyard. Finally, Sora can Special Summon a "Frightfur" monster from his Extra Deck that lists the targeted monster as a Fusion Material, treating that Summon as a Fusion Summon. A copy of "Frightfur Tiger" appears and glows yellow, and Sora chants, "Show yourself! Wild beast of the devil's nest, bare your fangs at all! Frightfur Sabre-Tooth". When "Sabre-Tooth" is Fusion Summoned, it can Special Summon a "Frightfur" monster from his Graveyard, ignoring the Summoning conditions. He chants, "Show yourself! Horrifying beast that shreds everything! Frightfur Bear!" Sora explains that the effect of "Tiger" increases the ATK of all "Frightfur" monsters by 300 for each "Frightfur" or "Fluffal " monster he controls, and "Tiger", "Sabre-Tooth" and "Bear" all rise to 2800, 3300, and 3100 ATK respectively. Then he reveals that the effect of "Sabre-Tooth" also increases the ATK of all "Frightfur" monsters by 400 for each "Frightfur" or "Fluffal" monster that he controls, and "Tiger", "Sabre-Tooth" and "Bear" rise in ATK again, to 4000, 4500, and 4300 respectively. Yuya snags another Action Card, a "Flame Surge", and he curses that he can't do it with just this.

With a look of determination, Yuya uses the Scale 3 "Xiangke Magician" and the Scale 8 "Xiangsheng Magician" to Set the Pendulum Scale. He explains that with this, he can simultaneously Summon monsters from Levels 4 to 7. He chants, "Swing, pendulum of the soul! Draw an arc of light across the aether! Pendulum Summon! Appear now, my monster! Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon!" "Odd-Eyes" appears again, roaring beside "Dark Rebellion". Sora muses on the ability of Pendulum Monsters to send themselves to the Extra Deck, admitting that he got done in by that last time. Yuya activates the Pendulum Effect of "Xiangke Magician", allowing him to give an Xyz Monster a Level equal to its Rank, granting the Rank 4 "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon” a Level of 4. "Xiangke Magician" infuses "Dark Rebellion" with energy, and Sora is shocked at the idea of giving a Level to an Xyz Monster. Yuya then activates the Pendulum Effect of "Xiangsheng Magician", making the Level of one monster that he controls equal to the Level of another monster. He makes "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" Level 7, the same as "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon", and Sora gasps that now Yuya has two Level 7 monsters.

Yuya swallows, mentally calling out to Yuto, who he asks if he's in there. He tells Yuto that he'll believe in him, who spoke of Dueling with smiles. Yuya overlays the Level 7 "Odd-Eyes Pendulum Dragon" and "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon", chanting, "Dragon of dual-colored eyes! Eradiacte all enemies who oppose you with your scale of wrath! Xyz Summon! Come forth! Rank 7! Dragon with eyes of rage! Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon!" Yuya activates the effect of "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon"; when it is Xyz Summoned using a "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" that was treated as Level 7, it can destroy all Level 7 or lower monsters that his opponent controls and deal damage equal to their ATK. "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" lets out a roar that destroys "Frightfur Tiger" and "Frightfur Bear". Sora quickly activates a Continuous Trap Card, "Fusion Fortress" which prevents him from taking effect damage as long as he controls a Fusion Monster. He admits that since "Tiger" has left the field, its effect ends and the ATK of "Sabre-Tooth" decreases due to there being fewer "Frightfur" monsters on the field. On a walkway up above, Gong, Celina, Shay, Sylvio, Moon, and Dennis, who is carrying Aura on his back, approach the Duel, Gong calling Yuya's name. Sora, meanwhile, has spotted the "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" card – the card is both an Xyz Monster and a Pendulum Monster, and he begins to smile, admitting that this is really fun. He dubs the card an Xyz-Pendulum Monster, stating that this is why Duels with Yuya are so fun. Yuya agrees; Dueling is fun, so please, stop this fighting. Sora grits his teeth and doesn’t respond, so Yuya activates the effect of "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon". By using an Overlay Unit, it can attack as many times as monsters were destroyed this turn. "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" absorbs one of its Overlay Units and deploys its blades of light, and Yuya declares his Battle Phase, attacking "Frightfur Sabre-Tooth" with "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon". Sora activates the Set "Flame Chain" from earlier as "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" dives into the ceiling and begins ploughing through the stalactites, reducing its ATK by 400. Yuya activates the "Flame Surge" that he’d picked up, increasing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" by 400. As "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" dives towards "Sabre-Tooth", Sora and Yuya both leap for an Action Card attached to a stalactite…

And then the time reaches 12 o'clock noon. The card disintegrates before the two can reach it, as does the ARC System; Nico Smiley declaring over the intercom that the Battle Royal is over. Sora and Yuya land and slide across the ground. Gong calls out to both Yuya and Sora, and Yuya replies in kind to Gong, then he sees Celina, mistaking her for Zuzu. Aura stirs on Dennis’s back, and she blanches to see Celina, calling her Zuzu and accusing her of messing around with other guys while seducing "Darling". Celina replies that she isn’t Zuzu, much to Yuya's shock. He turns to Sora, asking where Zuzu is. Realizing that he's in trouble, Sora activates the forced return function of his Duel Disk, returning to the Fusion Dimension. Declan's voice sounds out, explaining that he saw all of their Duels. The others look up to see him standing on a higher walkway, and Sylvio comments that Declan came at a good time; Sylvio cleared out that Duel Academy bunch like Declan asked him to. He comments that that makes him one of Declan's Lancers now. Gong is confused by the term, and Sylvio explains that the Battle Royal was a selection exam for the Lancers. Yuya is shocked by this explanation, and he looks up at the impassive Declan.

Turn 3: Sora
Sora draws "Fluffal Wings". He activates the effect of "Toy Vendor", discarding "Wings" to draw and Special Summon "Fluffal Owl" (1000/1000) in Attack Position. As it was Special Summoned, he activates the effect of "Owl", adding "Polymerization" from his Deck to his hand. Sora activates the effect of the "Fluffal Wings" in his Graveyard, banishing it and another copy from there to draw two cards, then Tribute "Toy Vendor" to draw another card. Sora activates "Edge Nightmare", which lets him Special Summon a Level 4 or lower "Edge Imp" monster from his Graveyard once per turn. He Special Summons "Sabres" in Attack Position. He then activates "Polymerization", fusing "Fluffal Bear", "Fluffal Owl" and "Sabres" on his field to Fusion Summon "Frightfur Tiger" (1900/1200) in Attack Position. The effect of "Tiger" increases the ATK of all "Frightfur" monsters Sora controls by 300 for each "Fluffal" and "Frightfur" monster he controls (1900 → 2200). The effect of the Fusion Summoned "Tiger" activates, allowing Sora to destroy cards Yuya controls up to the number of Fusion Materials used for its Fusion Summon. Sora destroys "Odd-Eyes", "Stargazer" and "Timegazer". "Tiger" attacks directly (Yuya 4000 → 1800 LP). Sora Sets two cards.

Turn 4: Yuya
Yuya Normal Summons "Performapal Skeeter Skimmer" (500/1600). As he Normal Summoned a "Performapal" monster, Yuya also Special Summons "Performapal Secondonkey" (1000/2000) from his hand in Attack Position via its own effect. Yuya overlays his two Level 4 monsters to Xyz Summon "Dark Rebellion Xyz Dragon" (2500/2000) in Attack Position. He activates its effect, detaching an Overlay Unit to halve the ATK of a Level 5 or higher monster Sora controls and add that amount to its own ATK until the end of this turn. Sora activates his face-down "Frightfur March", negating an effect that would target a "Frightfur" Fusion Monster he controls, by sending a "Frightfur" Fusion Monster with the same Level as the monster on his field from his Extra Deck to the Graveyard, and then Fusion Summoning another "Frightfur" Fusion Monster from his Extra Deck that lists the sent monster as a Fusion Material. Sora sends "Frightfur Bear" to the Graveyard and Fusion Summons "Frightfur Sabre-Tooth" (2400/2000) in Attack Position. The effect of "Sabre-Tooth" activates as it was Special Summoned, allowing Sora to Special Summon a "Frightfur" monster from his Graveyard, ignoring the Summoning conditions. He Special Summons "Bear" in Attack Position. The effect of "Sabre-Tooth" increases the ATK of all "Frightfur" monsters Sora controls by 400 for each "Frightfur" and "Fluffal" monster he controls, with the effect of "Tiger" also reapplying ("Tiger": 1900 → 4000, "Sabre-Tooth": 2400 → 4500, "Bear": 2200 → 4300). Yuya finds the Action Card "Flame Surge". Yuya activates "Xiangke Magician" ( 3) and "Xiangsheng Magician" ( 8) in his Pendulum Zones. He Pendulum Summons "Odd-Eyes" (2500/2000) from his Extra Deck in Attack Position. He activates the Pendulum Effect of "Xiangke Magician", giving "Dark Rebellion" a Level equal to its current Rank ( 4 → 4). Yuya activates the Pendulum Effect of "Xiangsheng Magician", changing the Level of "Dark Rebellion" to that of another monster he controls. He targets "Odd-Eyes" ( 4 → 7). Yuya overlays his two Level 7 Dragon-Type monsters to Xyz Summon "Odd-Eyes Rebellion Dragon" (3000/2500). As it was Xyz Summoned using a Xyz Monster being treated as a Level 7 monster, the effect of "Rebellion Dragon" activates, destroying all Level 7 or lower monsters his opponent controls and inflicting damage equal to the total ATK of those monsters to Sora. "Bear" and "Tiger" are destroyed as they are Level 6 monsters ("Sabre-Tooth": 4500 → 2800), but Sora activates his face-down "Fusion Fortress", preventing him from taking effect damage while he controls a Fusion Monster. Yuya activates the other effect of "Rebellion Dragon", detaching an Overlay Unit to allow it to attack once for each monster that was destroyed this turn. "Rebellion Dragon" attacks "Sabre-Tooth", but Sora activates his face-down Action Card "Flame Chain", reducing the ATK of "Odd-Eyes Rebellion" by 400 ( 3000 → 2600). Yuya activates the Action Card "Flame Surge", increasing the ATK of "Rebellion Dragon" by 400 ( 2600 → 3000). Both players spring for the same Action Card, but the Duel is interrupted at this point as the Battle Royale's timer expires.

Turn 9: GongGong joins the Duel at this point, taking the 2000 LP intrusion penalty (Gong: 4000 → 2000 LP). Gong activates "Pendulumstatue Red Fiend" ( 1) and "Pendulumstatue Black Sun" ( 12) in his Pendulum Zones. Gong Pendulum Summons "Superheavy Samurai Transporter" (1200/800) and two copies of "Superheavy Samurai Thief (1000/1000 each) from his hand. He activates the effect of one of his "Thieves", Tributing it to add a Spell Card activated on the previous turn to his hand. He chooses Sylvio's "Evil Heel". He activates the effect of the other "Thief", Tributing it to add Sylvio's "Funky Comedian" to his hand. Gong activates the effect of "Transporter", Tributing it to give two cards in his hand to one of his opponents. He gives "Evil Heel" and "Funky Comedian" to Shay.

Trivia

The name of this episode comes from Yuto's final words to Yuya before they fused together. Ironically, despite most episodes flashing back to these events, the flashback does not appear in this episode.